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I spend my Friday nights at Random Hall, MIT, most often. I game on Fridays, there, and tend to stay later than the T runs. This year, Valentines' Day fell on a Saturday.
Granted that several of the people there are very dear to me - and that none of my other true friends were nearby - this might have been depressing. But as it was, I walked to Kendall singing to myself, and wrote this on the T.
I mailed it to a variety of people, when I got home.
The world today was cold
The road today was long
The songs today were sad
The pains today were many
My arms tonight are empty
But My Heart
The wind today was sharp
And I rode it
And I bore it
And I walked it
And I sang them
So they were naught
And I dream.